Monthélie premier cru Les Riottes

Monthélie premier cru Les Riottes is a premier cru climat of Monthélie in France, covering 4 ha in Monthelie. That is 2.8% of the Monthélie appellation area. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.2 km west of Beaune and 25 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Monthélie

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.29 × 0.22 km

Centre

46.9957° N, 4.7688° E

Where it is

Nearest town

6.2 km west of Beaune

Nearest city

25 km north of Chalon-sur-Saône 47,251 people

To the sea

380 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

299–331 m

Mean elevation

313 m

Mean slope

5.8° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 3,863 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)80%
• Unconsolidated sediments20%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Monthelie

Neighbours

• Monthélie premier cru Le Meix Bataille
• Monthélie premier cru Les Barbières

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)